Eleanor Perry
Eleanor Perry | |
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Born | Eleanor Rosenfeld October 13, 1914 Western Reserve University |
Occupation(s) | screenwriter, novelist |
Spouses | |
Children | 2, including William Bayer |
Eleanor Perry (née Rosenfeld; nom-de-plume Oliver Weld Bayer, October 13, 1914 – March 14, 1981) was an American screenwriter and author.[1]
Film critic Charles Champlin fondly remembered Perry as one of the
Biography
Born and raised to a Jewish family
Career
Before working with Frank Perry, Eleanor had published numerous articles, plays and novels including Third Best Sport, produced on Broadway.[2]
She won an
Perry was also a journalist and novelist who penned Blue Pages, a semi-autobiographical novel about her time writing screenplays in Hollywood and her marriage to Frank Perry.[2]
In 1977, she was among the first wave of honorees of the
Also in 1977, Perry became an associate of the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press (WIFP).[8] WIFP is an American nonprofit publishing organization. The organization works to increase communication between women and connect the public with forms of women-based media.
Personal life
In 1960, she married aspiring film director
Following her divorce from Perry in 1971, she wrote a roman à clef about her marriage, incorporating many of the problems she faced as a female screenwriter in Hollywood into her 1979 novel Blue Pages. In 1972, she was head of the jury at the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.[9]
Her son William Bayer is a noted crime fiction writer.
On March 14, 1981, she died of cancer in New York City.[10] Seventeen years after her death, she received screen credit again when her original screenplay of David and Lisa was refilmed for television.
Awards
- Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Awards, David and Lisa (1962)
- Winner, Individual Achievement (Screenplay), Emmy Awards, ABC Stage 67: A Christmas Memory (1966)
- Winner, Best Adapted Screenplay, Emmy Awards, The House Without a Christmas Tree (1972)
Screenplays
- David and Lisa (1961)
- Ladybug Ladybug (1963)
- The Swimmer (1968)
- Last Summer (1969)[6]
- Trilogy (1969)
- The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970)
- Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
- The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973)
Teleplays
- Oprah Winfrey Presents: David and Lisa (1998)
- The Thanksgiving Treasure (1973)
- The House Without a Christmas Tree (1972)
- The Thanksgiving Visitor (1967)
- A Christmas Memory for ABC Stage 67 (1966)
References
- ^ a b Variety "Eleanor Perry Obituary" March 17, 1981
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ The Cleveland Press "Obituaries: Eleanor Perry dies, was screenwriter, feminist" March 17, 1981
- ISBN 978-0-253-20493-6.
- The Cleveland Press"Obituaries: Eleanor Perry dies, was screenwriter, feminist", March 17, 1981
- ^ a b Canby, Vincent (June 11, 1969). "Last Summer (1969) Screen: 'Last Summer':Cinema I Film Brings Trio of Newcomers". The New York Times.
- ^ "Past Recipients". Wif.org. Archived from the original on 2011-08-30.
- ^ "Associates | The Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press". www.wifp.org. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ^ "Berlinale 1972: Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
- ISBN 978-0-517-54740-3.
External links
- Eleanor Perry at IMDb